Because Taillight novels was this same type of shit.. Bayformers is even shittier then G1 cartons which were B-class exploitation on the first place. It only may be better then Unicorn Trilogy, but even here only Energon and Cybertron as Armada was definitely better.

It is too true that the Transformers movies have been a rehash of the same crap and I did love this non-review review because we, as the audience, need to vote with our money better. We are the ones who can control whether or not a sequel happens. FanFOURstic sucked and because of the fans, no sequel (thank god). So do the right thing and not see these garbage films.

Oh come on! You’re still going to on with this, even after he explained in his editorial about bad sequels that not offering anything new is a problem with more sequels than just the Transformers movies? Yes, Autobots fighting Decepticons is a core part of the series, but that doesn’t excuse doing the same thing over and over! Just about every other version of the franchise offers something new as the series goes on. For example, in the comics right now, Starscream is now the ruler of Cybertron, Megatron is now an Autobot, and Optimus Prime has annexed Earth without… Read more »

True but Generation One at least switched the formula up from time to time and, perhaps more to the point, you could actually see all the action taking place. Also you could tell the Transformers apart in Generation One whereas all the bots in the movie tend to look the same.

If you have to do internet research to tell the characters apart, chances are you’re watching a crappy movie. Generation One on the other hand made sure that each character had a distinctive look and personality, you knew who they were just by looking which is how it’s supposed to work in visual media.

I love it. You type in all caps, which is the online equivalent to shouting, about the Critic supposedly being erroneous, and while doing so you misspell a word (no ‘i’ in ‘destroy’) and use 2 more incorrectly (should be ‘their’ not ‘there’ and ‘Depictions’ aren’t the same as ‘Decepticons’). The irony here is so delicious it must be fattening.

I’m sorry, Doug, but whenever you bring up the topic of the Transfomers movies, all I hear from you is your impression of Robin from Batman & Robin. Just like what you claim the movies are doing, you complain about the same thing over and over. I’m a fan of this series, because it’s a live action take on the Transformers, which I’ve always wanted to see since I was a kid. I even love the ideas they got from the original Generation 1 series that they put into the plot of the movies, along with ideas from other Transformers… Read more »

True, the movie might be the same shit, but I ain’t gonna watch it due to the annoying ass tomboy girl. Sorry, honey but the girl from Logan didn’t talk almost the whole movie and she proved a better bad ass than you!

And yes.. even if it would have “devourer of the planets” I’m almost sure that they don’t make anything special with him.. when Unicron always have important role in relation to Earth (it is where he was spited in most universes and that is why it is so important place for Cybertronian).

Thank you so much for making this video Doug! Those are my thoughts 100%! Have you been seeing my posts and comments on Transformers groups and pages? I hope people finally listen to you. It’s been 10 years.

NC is right. If I’m going to be in a smelly theater and pay over $20 for a ticket, a bag of stale popcorn and an over-sized drink with the expectation of sitting in a seat that wouldn’t compare to the level of comfort of the one that I have at home for about 3 hours, then at least I should be watching something that’s worth while.

“Mongers”? Yeah, you’re right. Every person who doesn’t like Michael Bay MUST hate every movie they watch. Cause you know: It’s not like every fan of Michael Bay lack any clue of what real film making is…
*Sarcasm*

The Bayformers series deserves all the hate it gets because it gives the same pile of crap that’s been done over and over again in the same damn series. It’s not like the MCU films where lots of good stuff and a few truly awful stuff.

Yes, the MCU films are superhero films, which follow a formula; however, they at least put some new things into it, like the Ironman vs Hulk fight in AoU.

You forgot at least one Michael Bay trope/cliche: The movie doesn’t take place on Earth but on Planet Magic Hour. There’ll be countless scenes taking place either during sunrise or sunset even if the following or preceding scene took/takes place in full-light or full-dark without any meaningful time jump. This movie looks dumb as shit but, sadly, I like to torture myself and can get a kick out of seeing bad movies so I will likely go see this just so I can, with honesty, bitch about it. (That’s why I saw the Twilight movies.) But I think you’ve mostly… Read more »

I would say now people have to see the movie just to see if you were right or wrong, but that’s why Wikipedia was invented. I’d say the one thing you left out is product placement and American flags, but other than that spot on. And that’s why I won’t see it. I think at this point Bay is purposely putting out the same thing over and over because he knows we’re foolish enough to think he might try something different. Ever since your last Transformers review I made a personal vow never to pay to watch his stuff again.… Read more »

Chinese authorities only let in a small number of foreign films, so the kids flock to these blockbusters just to say that they’ve seen them and are therefore ‘cool’. As long as the choice is restricted, dumb action blockbusters will keep doing well in China.

Doug not watching Transformers, AVGN not watching Ghostbusters…I really wish the masses would share this opinion. If only people would stop watching Marvel films. You’d think the reskin Iron Man over and over formula would have bored the masses by now but its been years and its still going very strong. The ‘problem’ here is that people go to see movies to kill time. They don’t exclusively go to support projects they want more of. You have families seeing terrible kids movies to entertain the kids for an evening. Doesn’t matter if its the lorax or Zootopia to goal is… Read more »

What movies other people like or dislike shouldn’t affect you. If YOU’RE tired of the Marvel films, simply stop going to the theaters to see them. Don’t give ’em any more of your money. Don’t watch ’em anymore, just ignore ’em. Why does it matter what the public does? They’re not spending *your* money. Like Jay Sherman says: “If the movie stinks, just don’t go.” I’ve never understood why people devote so much time and energy to ranting and hating on things they don’t like when ignoring them is just so much easier. I’d rather geek out on what I… Read more »

I have a theory – and I might have already shared this with you: when the MCU tries to do a straight superhero film, it comes across as shtick. But when they blend the superhero film with other genres – like Heist (Ant Man), War (Captain America), Spy-Thriller (Winter Soldier), or Space Opera (Guardians) – they work on a different level and are much more enjoyable, partly because they aren’t following the shtick. To me, that’s why I felt the Thor films weren’t that good. It was their chance to blend Superhero with Fantasy Epic (a la LOTR), and they… Read more »

I finally saw Dr. Strange last night. I only have one question: how come The Ancient One doesn’t have a blue arrow on her forehead? Because she looks like she should have a blue arrow on her forehead. Yip Yip!

Hell, I’m still gonna see it. Not only because of franchise fandom duties, but because there might be something very profound hidden within all of the Bayisms. Sure, Transformers has had plenty of failures throughout its 33 years of existence, but it’s still pressing on because we still think that robots turning into (not robots) is the coolest damn thing.

“I’m asking you to look at all the junk and see the treasure.”- Transformers: Age of Extinction

I grew up with G1 toys, TV show, and the 1986 movie. They were enjoyable adventures with cool robot fights.

Honestly though? How do you tell the Bay-formers apart? I guess Bumble Bee is mostly yellow, but the rest look like indistinguishable piles of CG rendered shrapnel with a vaguely humanoid shape. When they fight, it’s like watching a junkyard in an earthquake.

I think a lot of the Autobots are rather easy to tell apart since they tend to have different colors, armor, alt modes, etc. For example Drift looks a bit like a Samurai, Ironhide has huge cannons on his arms, Dino’s red and has blade weapons attached to his arms, Ratchet’s an emergency vehicle, and Optimus is red and blue and has pointy ears and a retractable mouth guard. Can’t really say the same for a majority of the Decepticons. Sure I can tell who Megatron, Starscream, and the animal based Decepticons are but the others? Not so much which… Read more »

I dunno if it’s better or worse that they’re giving the primarily teenage boy audience a proper teenage girl character instead of the first few films where audience stand-in/avatar Sam was rewarded with an adult female sex object…but I’m sure we’ll have plenty of vaguely humanoid junk piles of CG barf in slow motion with low sweeping angles and explosions.

Two things: 1. Revenge of the Fallen was the movie that convinced me not to spend ANY money on Bayformers ever again. It was so bad, I feel that the others deserve my derision just to make up for how bad RotF was. 2. To me, RotF is so bad, I once saw the DVD lying on the side of the road when I was walking home from the pub. Not only did I not pick up what would have been a free DVD, but I contemplated getting my vehicle and coming back to run over it a few times.… Read more »

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